Lac Eddie, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Eddie is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings for Quebec. The surroundings are pine and birch. The water covers some 93 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Some 8.6 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Size puts it in the front rank of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. Mattawa at 36 km is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 196 km distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Eddie

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Lac Eddie light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -14°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Eddie.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Zavitz sits 2 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Lac Eddie.